Richland Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
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|area_total_km2 = 78.6
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|area_total_sq_mi = 30.3
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|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 846
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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Richland Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 846 people in the township, 328 of whom lived in the village of Wharton.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Ridge Township - north
- Crawford Township - northeast corner
- Salem Township - east
- Mifflin Township - southeast corner
- Jackson Township - south
- Jackson Township, Hardin County - southwest
- Delaware Township, Hancock County - west
- Amanda Township, Hancock County - northwest
Two villages are located in Richland Township: Wharton in the center, and part of Forest in the southwest along the border with Hardin County.
Name and history
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
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External links
- [http://www.co.wyandot.oh.us County website]
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